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Oceanography Dictionary - A, abalone, abatement, abaxial, abbreviate, abcauline, abdomen, abdominal fin, abductor, abient, abiogenic, abiotic, ablation, abnormal, aboral, abraded, abranchiate, abrasion, absolute tautonymy, absolute zero, absorption, absorptive feeder, abundance, abyssal plain, abyssal zone, abyssalpelagic zone, acanthaceous, acanthaster, acantho-, acanthocaulus, acanthotrich, acanthotrichium, acaudal, accepted name, accessory pigment, accessory respiratory organ, accidental host, accidental parasite, acclimation, acclimatization, accretion, accuracy, acellular, acentric, acerate, acerose, acetal, achelate, achromic, aciculate, aciculum, acid, acid rain, acidic, acidophilia, acidophilous, aciniform, acoelomate, acolonial coral, acontioid, acontium, acoustic scattering, acoustic signature, acoustic tag, acquired, acquired character, acre, acrocyst, acropora, acrorhagus, acrosome, acrosphere, acrotroch, actic, actin, actiniform, actinobiology, actinometer, actinopharynx, actinophore, actinopterygii, actinostome, actinotroch, actinula, action potential, activated charcoal, activator, active search, active site, active transport, aculeate, aculeiform, acumen, acuminate, acute, adambulacral, adanal, adapertural, adaptation, adaptive behavior, adaptive radiation, adaptive value, adaptive zone, adaxial, adcauline, addorsal, adductor, adeniform, adenine, adenose, adenosine triphosphate, adenovirus, adhesion, adhesive disc, adhesive egg, adhesive pad, adiabatic process, adient, adipocyte, adipose fin, adjacently sympatric, admedial, adnate, adobe acrobat, adoral, adpressed, adradial canal, adsorbent, adsorbtion, adult, advanced, advanced very high resolution radiometer, adventitious, adventitious root, adventive plant, aeolian, aeolid nudibranch, aeration, aerenchyma, aerial photography, aerobic, aerobic respiration, aesthetasc, aesthete, afferent, affinity index, aft, agamogenesis, agamospecies, agar, age class, age distribution, age structure, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggregate, aggressive mimicry, agnatha, agonist, agonistic behavior, agricultural pollution, aground, agrra, agulhas ring, ahead, ahermatypic coral, aims, aims reef monitoring data entry system, aims video transect analysis system, air bladder, air compressor, airborne visible infrared imaging spectrometer, aktological, aktology, alate, albatross, albedo, albicant, albinism, albino, albugineous, alcohol, alcyonarian, aldehyde, alecithal, alee effect, algae, algaecide, algaestat, algal bloom, algal galls, algal mat, algal reef, algal ridge, algal turf, algicolous, algin, algophagous, algorithm, alien species, alima, alimentary canal, aliquot, alizarin, alkaline, all islands coral reef initiative, all species foundation, allantois, allee's principle, allele, allelochemical, allelomimetic behavior, allelopathic substance, allelopathy, allergen, allo, alloantigen, allochoric, allochronic speciation, allochthonous population, allocryptic, allogenic, allogenic succession, allograft, allometric equation, allometric growth, allometry, allomone, allomorphosis, alloparent, allopatric speciation, allopatric species, allopolyploid, allorecognition, alloresponse, all-or-none law, allosome, allotopic, allotype, allozyme, alluvial, alluvium, almost atoll, alpha animal, alpha particle, alpha taxonomy, alternation of generations, alternative hypothesis, altimeter, altimetry, altricial, altruism, alveolus, ambient noise, ambient pressure, ambit, ambulacrum, ambush predator, amensalism, american samoa coral reef advisory group, american standard code for information interchange, amino acid, amino acid sequence, amino group, amitosis, amlc, ammonotelic, amnion, amniote, amoeba, amoebocyte, amoeboid, amoeboid movement, amorphous, amphibia, amphiblastula, amphidiploid, amphidromous, amphimixis, amphipathic, amplicon, amplification, amplified ribosomal dna restriction analysis, ampulla, ampullae of lorenzini, amural form, amylopectin, amylose, anabolism, anadromous species, anaerobe, anaerobic, anagenesis, anal fin, analgesia, analgesic, analogous behavior, analogous structure, analysis of covariance, analysis of variance, anamniote, anaphylaxis, anastomose, anastomosis, anatomy, ancestor, ancestral, ancestral polyp, ancestral trait, ancestrula, anchialine cave, anchialine pool, and sanctuaries act, andavadoaka, androgen, androgenesis, anemochory, anemometer, anemone, aneuploidy, angelfish, angler, angstrom, animal communication, animal hemisphere, animal pole, animalia, animated gif, anisogamous, ankylose, anneal, annelida, annual composite hotspot map, annular, annulation, annulus, anomaly, anonymous work, anoxic, antenna, antennal gland, antennular fosette, antennule, anterior, anteromesal, anteroposterior axis, anthoblast, anthocaulus, anthocodium, anthocyathus, anthostele, anthozoa, anthozooid, anthropogenic, anthropomorphism, antibiosis, antibiotic, antibody, anti-codon, anticryptic coloration, anticyclone, antigen, antigenicity, antihelmintic, antillean z trap, antilles current, antinutrient, antioxidant, antipatharia, antipodal, antisense dna, antisymmetry, antitoxin, antivenene, antivenin, antivenom, antrum, anus, apex, apex predator, aphorism, aphotic zone, aphrioid form, apical, apiculate, aplacophora, apn, apobiosis, apode fish, apogee, apomixis, apomorph, apomorphy, apopinacocyte, apopinacoderm, apopyle, aporrhysa, aposematism, aposymbiosis, apparent shoreline, appeasement behavior, appendage, appendicular, applet, apprehensive behavior, approximate, apron reef, aquaculture, aquarist, aquarius, aqueous solution, aquifer, aquiferous system, arachnactis, aragonite, aragonite skeleton, arborescent, arborescent colony, arch-, archaea, archaebacteria, archaeocyte, archenteron, archetype, archi-, archipelago, arciform, arcims, arcuate, ardra, area cladogram, arenaceous, arenicolous, areolate, argent, argo project, aristotle's lantern, armdes, aromatic, arrayed library, arrhenotokous, arrhenotoky, ars, arterial gas embolism, arthropoda, articular, articulated, articulating, artifact, artificial classification, artificial reef, artificial selection, artisanal fishing, artist's rendition of a satellite measuring altimetry., ascidian, ascii, asco, asconoid, ase, asexual embryogenesis, asexual reproduction, asia-pacific-network for global change research, aspergilliform, aspergillosis, asperity, assay, assemblage, association, association of marine laboratories of the caribbean, astaxanthin, astern, asthenosphere, asymmetric competition, asymmetry, ata, atavism, atlantic and gulf rapid reef assessment, atmosphere, atmosphere absolute, atmospheric pressure, atoke, atoll, atom, atp, atpase, atresia, atrial siphon, atrichous, atrichous isorhiza, atrium, atrophy, atrous, attachment stage, attendant male, attitude, attribute, auditory ossicle, aulostomatous, aureate, auricularia larva, austral, australian institue of marine science, autapomorphy, autecology, author, authority, autochory, autochthonous, autoepizooism, autoevisceration, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, autologous cells, automated bleaching early warning system, automyxis, autonomous replicating sequence, autopolyploid, autoradiography, autoskeleton, autosome, autotomy, autotrophic, autozooecium, autozooid, autumnal equinox, auxesis, auxotroph, available name, aversive stimulus, avhrr, avian, avicularium, avifauna, avirulent, avogadro's number, avtas, axenic, axial, axial corallite, axial skeleton, axial swimming, axis, axocoel, axon, axoneme, az, azooxanthellate coral, azure,
Oceanography Dictionary - B, b lymphocyte, bacillus, back reef, backcross, background extinction, background level, background noise, backscatter, bacteria, bacterial bleaching, bacterial chlorophyll, bacterial generation time, bactericide, bacteriocide, bacteriophage, bacteriophagous, baffling, bailer, balanced polymorphism, balanoid, baldwin effect, ballast, bamboo coral, band, bank, bank reef, bank/shelf, bar, bar and spit, barb, barbel, bar-built estuary, barcode, barcode of life data system, barcoding, baroceptor, barometer, barophile, barotrauma, barotropism, barren zone, barrier island, barrier net, barrier reef, basal, basal bud, basal plate, basalt, base, base pair, base pairs, base sequence, baseline data, basement rock, basic research, basicaudal, basicaudal spot, basilar, basin, basionym, basipinacocyte, basitrichous isorhiza, basket star, batesian mimicry, bathyal zone, bathymetric map, bathymetry, battery, baud, bcd, bcis, beach, beak, beam, beaufort scale, beche-de-mer, bedload, bedrock, behavioral isolating mechanism, bel, belau, belt transect, benchmark, benign introduction, benthic, benthic lander, benthic organism, benthic region, benthos, beta animal, beta particle, beta taxonomy, bicarbonate, bicentric distribution, bicornate, bicuspid, biennial, bifacial, bifid, bifurcate, bigeminal, bigeye, bight, bilateral symmetry, bilateria, bilineate, bimaculate, bimodal, bimodal curve, binary fission, binding, binding site, binomen, binomial nomenclature, bioaccumulation, bioacoustics, bioassay, biochemical, biochemical cycle, biochemical genetics, biochemical oxygen demand, biochip, biochore, bioclastic sediment, biocoenose, biocoenosis, biocycle, biodegradable, biodiversity, biodiversity conservation information system, biodiversity hot spot, biodiversity indicators, bioenergy, bioerosion, biogenesis, biogenic, biogenic reef, biogenic rock, biogenous, biogenous sediment, biogeochemical cycle, biogeographical filter, biogeography, bioherm, bioinformatics, biol., biolimiting, biolistics, biological clock, biological control, biological half-life, biological indicator, biological marker, biological navigation, biological productivity, biological rank, biological rhythm, biological survey, biology, bioluminescence, biomagnification, biomarker, biomass, biome, biometrics, biopharming, biophysics, biopolymer, bioregion, bioremediation, biorocktm, biosphere, biosynthesis, biota, biotechnology, biotic potential, biotope, biotoxin, bioturbation, bioturbator, biotype, biparental, bipectinate, bipectinate gill, bipinnaria larva, biradial symmetry, biramous appendage, bit, bitmap, bitmap image, bivalvia, bivalvia or lamellibranchia, black coral, black-band disease, bladder, blade, blastocoel, blastocyst, blastomere, blastopore, blastostyle, blastula, bleaching index, bleaching outbreaks, bleaching stressors, blenny, blind test, blog, blood, blood sinus, bloodworm, bloom, blotch, blue coral, blue list species, blue-green algae, bod, bold, bond, bond energy, booby, booties, bootstrapping, borer, boring sponge, boss, bosselated, botcam, bottlebrush branching, bottom camera station, bottom trawl, bottom trawler, boundary, boundary current, bow, boyle's law, bp, brachial, brachial canal, brachidium, brachiolaria larvae, brachiopoda, brachy-, brackish, brady, bradyauxesis, bradycardia, bradytelic, brain coral, branchia, branchial, branchial aperture, branchial chamber, branchial cleft, branchial crown, branchial plume, branchial siphon, branchiform, branching colony, branchiocardiac groove, branchiopallial, branchiostegal, branchiostegal area, braun-blanquet method, bray-curtis similarity coefficient, breaker, breaker zone, breast, breed, breeding season, brevilingual, bristle, brittle star, broadcast spawner, brood, brood pouch, brooder, brooding, brown algae, brown tree snake, browser, brunneous, brush, bryozoa, bryzoa colony., bubblegum coral, buccal, buccal cavity, buccal siphon, buccopharyngeal, budding, buddy, buddy breathing, buffer, buffer species, buffer zone, bulb, bulbous, bullate, bulliform, bulwark, buoy, buoyancy, buoyancy control device, burrow, burrower, bursa, butterflyfish, buttress, bycatch, bycatch reduction devise, byssal thread, byte,
Oceanography Dictionary - C, caco3, cacophonous, cadastral survey, caecum, calathiform, calcarea, calcareous, calcareous ooze, calcariform, calceolus, calcification, calcite, calcite skeleton, calcium carbonate, calibrate, calicle, calicoblastic epithelium, caliculate, calm, calorie, calorimetry, calyciform, calyculus, calypto, calyptoblastic, calyx, cambrian explosion, camouflage, campam, campaniform, campanulate, canal, canaliculus, cancellous, cancriform, cancroid, canine tooth, cannibalism, canopy, cape, capillary, capillary action, capsid, captaculum, captive breeding, capture-recapture method, cara, carapace, carbohydrase, carbohydrates, carbon cycle, carbon fixation, carbonate, carbonate bank, carbonate compensation depth, carbonate mound, carbonate platform, carboxyl group, carcinogen, carcinology, cardinal, cardinalfish, caribbean coastal marine productivity, caribbean coral reef institute, caribbean decision support system, caribbean marine protected area management, caribbean regional association, caricomp, caridean shrimp, carina, carinate, cariniform, carnivore, carolus, carotene, carotenoid, carpogonium, carposporangium, carpospore, carposporophyte, carrageenan, carrier cell, carrion, carrus alliance, carrying capacity, cartagena convention, cartilage, cartilagenous, cartography, caruncle, casi, cast net, catabolism, catadromous species, catalysis, catalyst, catamaran, catastrophe, catch per unit effort, catchment, categorical excusion, category, catenation, cation, caudal, caudal fan, caudal peduncle, cavate, cay, c-card, ccri, cdhc, cdna, cdna library, cd-rom, cdss, cell, cell adhesion, cell body, cell culture, cell cycle, cell division, cell division by mitosis, cell fusion, cell line, cell membrane, cell wall, cellular differentiation, cellular respiration, cellulolytic enzyme, cellulose, cement, cenospecies, cenozoic, census, census of coral reefs, census of marine life, center line, center of genetic diversity, center of origin, centigrade temperature scale, centimorgan, centrad, centradenia, central dogma, central dogma of molecular biology, centrifugation, centriole, centrolecithal, centromere, centrosome, centrum, cephalic, cephalization, cephalopoda, cephalopodium, cephalothorax, ceras, cerebral ganglion, cerioid growth form, cerulean, cetacean, cf, cfc, cfs, chaeta, chaetodontidae, chain transect, champ, channel, character, character displacement, charismatic megafauna, charles law, chela, cheliceramorpha, cheliform, cheliped, chemical bond, chemical equilibrium, chemical evolution, chemical oxygen demand, chemiluminescence, chemoautotroph, chemocline, chemokinesis, chemoorganotroph, chemoreceptor, chemosynthesis, chemotaxis, chemotrophs, chimaera, chimera, chimeric protein, chi-square, chi-square distribution, chi-square test, chitin, chiton, chlorocruorin, chlorofluorocarbons, chlorophyll, chloroplast, chlorosis, choanocyte, choanocyte chamber, choanoderm, choanosome, chondrichthyes, chordata, chorion, chorology, chory, christmas tree coral, chromatid, chromatin, chromatophore, chromocyte, chromoplast, chromosomal aberration, chromosomal deletion, chromosomal mutation, chromosome, chromosome aberration, chronic, chronobiology, chronograph, chronology, chronometer, chub, ci, ciguatera, ciguatoxin, cilia, ciliary, ciliated epithelium, ciliophora, cinclide, circa, circadian, circadian rhythm, circinate, circulatory system, circum, circumesophageal, circumesophageal commissure, circumesophageal connective, circumesophageal nerve ring, cirrus, cistron, cites, citreous, citric acid cycle, clade, cladist, cladistic distance, cladistic species, cladistics, cladogenesis, cladogram, clasper, class, class interval, classical conditioning, classification, clathrate, clavate, clean water act, cleaner wrasse, cleaning behavior, cleaning station, cleavage, cleo, client, climate, climate change, climate variability, climate-induced bleaching, climax, clinal speciation, cline, cloaca, clod, clone, clone cells, cloned dna, cloning, cloning vector, closed circuit scuba, closed circulatory system, closed system, clostridium, clupeoid fish, clupeoid fish poisoning, clupeotoxic fish, clupeotoxin, cluster analysis, cnida, cnidaria, cnidocyte, cnidosac, coacervate, co-adaptation, coalesce, coarse sediment, coastal area, coastal flooding, coastal margin, coastal morphology, coastal reef, coastal waterway, coastal zone, coastal zone color scanner, coastal zone management act, coat protein, cobsea, coccoid, coccus, cod, cod end, code, coding, coding region, coding sequence, coding strand, codon, coefficient, coefficient of faunal similarity, coefficient of variation, coelenterata, coelenteron, coelobite, coeloblastula, coelom, coelozoic, coenecium, coenenchyme, coenocline, coenosarc, coenosteum, coenosteum pit, coenzyme, coevolution, cofactor, cohort, cold front, cold seep, cold water, cold-water coral ecosystem, coliform bacteria, collagen, collagenous, collagenous fiber, collar cell, collection, collenchyme, collencytes, collinear, collinear points, colloblast, colloid, colonial, colonial coral, colonization, colonized hardbottom, colony, color, color card, colorimeter, coloumb, columella, column, columnar, columnar colony, co-management, comb row, coml, commensal, commercial extinction, commercial fishing, commission, commissure, common ancestor, common name, commonwealth, communication network, community, community-based ecosystem management, compact airborne spectrographic imager, compact branching, compact disk-read only memory, compact of free association, comparative analysis of reef resilience under stress alliance, compensation depth, competition, competitive exclusion, competitive release, complement, complementarity, complementary base pair, complementary dna, complementary nucleotide, complementary resources, complete protein, complexity, compound, compound chromatophore, compound eye, compressed, compressed air, compression, conchiform, conchology, conciliatory behavior, confidence interval, confluent, congener, conger eel, conjugated protein, conjugation, conopeptide, conservation, conservation biology, conservation commons, conservation international, conserved name, consexual, conspecific, consumer, contaminant, content standard for digital geospatial metadata, continental margin, continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, continuum, contour, contour interval, controlled environment, controlled experiment, convection current, convention on international trade in endangered species, convergence, convergence zone, convergent evolution, convivium, coordinate taxon, coordinating body on the seas of east asia, copepod, copepodid, coprophagous, coral, coral assemblage, coral bleaching, coral bleaching hotspot, coral bleaching hotspot monitoring program, coral disease and health consortium, coral growth line, coral health and monitoring program, coral holobiont, coral literature, coral mining, coral parks program, coral point count with excel extensions, coral probiotic hypothesis, coral product, coral reef, coral reef alliance, coral reef bleaching monitoring product, coral reef degradation in the indian ocean, coral reef early warning system, coral reef ecosystem research plan, coral reef ecosystems integrated observing system, coral reef ecosystems studies- caribbean program, coral reef initiative for the south pacific, coral reef targeted research & capacity building for management, coral reef watch, coral reef watch experimental doldrums product, coral reef watch program, coral reef virtual laboratory, coral rock, coral rubble, coral stress index, corallimorpharia, coralline algae, coralline lethal orange disease, corallite, corallivore, corallum, cordate, cordio, core, coremo 2, cornetfish, cornute, correlate, correlation, correlation coefficient, correlogram, corridor, corrugated, cortex, corvil, corymbose, cosmid, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan distribution, costa, cost-benefit analysis, coulombmeter, coulter counter, counter current, counter shading, courtship behavior, covalence, covalent bond, cove, cpce, cpp, crag, craggy, craterform, crateriform, creefs, creefs project, creel survey, creios, crenulate, crepuscular, cres, crews, crinoidea, crinose, crisp, criterion, critical depth, critical habitat, critical value, crocodile, crocodilefish, cross, crossing over, crtr project, crust, crustacea, crustose, crustose coralline algae, crw, crw satellite bleaching alert, crypsis, cryptic, cryptobiosis, cryptogenic, cryptogenic species, cscor, ctene, ctenidium, cteniform, ctenoid, ctenophore, cucumiform, cue, cuirass, culling, culture, culture medium, cuneiform, curvilinear relationship, cusp, cutaneous, cuticle, cuticular pore, cuttle bone, cuvierian tubules, cwa, cyanide fishing, cyano-, cyanobacteria, cyanocyte, cyberspace, cycloid, cyclomorphosis, cyclone, cyclonic, cyclosystem, cydippid larva, cymbiform, cyst, cystid, cytochrome, cytochrome oxidase, cytogenetics, cytokinesis, cytology, cytometer, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic genes, cytoplasmic inheritance, cytosine, cytoskeleton, cytosol, cytotoxic, czcs,
Oceanography Dictionary - D, dacriform, dactyloid, dactylozooid, dalton's law, damselfish, dark-field microscope, dark-spots disease, dart, darwin, darwin mounds, darwin point, darwinian evolution, data, data and information service, data management, data management and observing system interoperability, data management services, data mining, data stewardship, data warehouse, database, database management system, daughter cell, day-night sst, dbms, de facto, dead ahead, decadal, decalcification, decapod crustacean, decibel, deciduous, decomposer, decomposition, decompression, decompression chamber, decompression dive, decompression diving, decompression sickness, decompression stop, deductive reasoning, deep fore reef, deep scattering layer, deep water, deep-sea corals, definitive host, deforestation, degeneracy, degenerate character, degenerate code, degeneration, degradation, degree heating week, degree heating week accumulation, degrees of freedom, deimatic behavior, delayed fertilization, delta, delta notation, delta plain, deme, demersal, demography, demospongiae, denaturation, denatured alcohol, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, dendriform, dendrite, dendritic, dendrogram, denitrification, denitrify, denitrifying bacteria, dentate, denticle, denticulate, deoxyribonucleic triphosphates, deoxyribosenucleic acid, depauperate, dependent species, dependent variable, deposit, deposit feeder, depressed, depth contour, derived character, dermal, dermal flap, dermis, desalinization, designated use, desmocyte, desmoneme, determinate cleavage, detritus, detrivore, deuterostome, developed country, developing country, development, developmental response, deviation, dewlap, dextral, dgge, dhw, diadromous species, diagenesis, diagnostic characters, diapause, diaphanous, diastema, diatom, diatomaceous, dichopatric, dichopatric speciation, dichotomous key, diel, diffusion, digestion, digital versatile disc, digitiform, dimorphism, dinghy, dinoflagellate, dioecious, diopter, dioxin, dip net, diphycercal, diploid, directed fishing, directional asymmetry, directional selection, disaccharide, disciform, discoidal, discrimination, disease, disease vector, disjunct, disjunct distribution, dispersal, disphotic zone, displacement behavior, display, disputed island, disruptive coloration, disruptive selection, dissepiment, dissociation, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved oxygen, distal, distinct, distinct population segment, distributed oceanographic data system, distribution, disturbance, disulfide bond, diurnal, dive computer, dive computer algorithm, dive table, divergent evolution, diversity index, diverticulum, diving bell, division, dna, dna annealling, dna barcode, dna chip, dna fingerprinting, dna hybridization, dna library, dna ligase, dna marker, dna polymerase, dna probe, dna replication, dna sequence, do, doc, dods, dolioform, doliolaria larva, dolomite, dome shaped, dominant species, domoic acid, doppler radar, doppler shift, dorid nudibranch, dormancy, dorsal, dorsal fin, dorsoventral, dot grid, double helix, double stranded rna, doubling time, download, downstream, downwelling, dredge, dredging, drift net, drop net, drop root, drowned river, drupella, dry weight, dsrna, duct, duplex dna, dvd, dvd-ram, dychotomic growth, dynamic optical demarcation, dyne,
Oceanography Dictionary - E, eanx, early life history, eastern tropical pacific seascape, ebb, ebb current, ebb strength, ebb tide, ebm, ecad, ecdysone, ecdysozoa, echinodermata, echinopluteus larva, echiura, echo sounder, echolocation, ecocline, ecodeme, ecological equivalent, ecological isolation, ecological resilience, ecological species, ecology, ecomorph, ecophenotype, ecoreach, ecoregion, ecosophy, ecospecies, ecosystem, ecosystem approach, ecosystem based management, ecosystem integrity, ecosystem restoration, ecotone, ecotope, ecotourism, ecotype, ecozone, ecto-, ectoderm, ectodermis, ectoparasite, ectoplasm, ectoprocta, ectothermic, eddy, edentate, edge effect, education & outreach, eelgrass, eez, effector, efferent, effluent, effort, egestion, egg, egg case, eh, eis, ekman layer, el ni-o, el ni-o southern oscillation, elasmobranch, elastic, electrocyte, electrogenic, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic receptor, electron microscope, electron spin resonance, electrophoresis, electroporation, electroreceptor, electrotaxis, elisa, emarginate, embayment, embryo, emergent vegetation, emersed, emigration, emission, empirical, emulsion, encrustation, encrusting colony, encryption, endangered species, endangered species act, endangered taxa, endemic species, endergonic reaction, endo-, endobenthic, endocrine gland, endocrine system, endocytosis, endoderm, endogenous, endogenous rhythm, endolithic, endolithic algae, endonuclease, endoparasite, endophytic, endopinacocyte, endopinacoderm, endoplasm, endopodite, endoskeleton, endosymbiont, endosymbiotic, endothecal dissepiment, endothermic, endothermic reaction, endozoochory, endozooic, energy, energy flow, enriched air nitrox, enrichment, enso, enterocoelous, enteron, entrainment, entropy, environment, environmental impact, environmental impact assessment, environmental impact statement, environmental resistance, environmental sensitivity index, environmental stress, environmental systems research institute, environmentalism, enzootic, enzyme, enzyme unit, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, eon, eosinophile, ephemeral, ephyra larva, epibenthic, epibiont, epidemic, epidemic spawning, epidermis, epifauna, epifaunal, epifloral, epilithic, epimiletic behavior, epipelic, epiphyte, epipsammic, epistasis, epistome, epitheca, epithelium, epithet, epitoky, epizoite, epizootic, epizootiology, epoch, equatorial current, equilibrium, equinox, era, erectile, erg, ergo, erosion, errant, ersst, erythrophore, esa, esca, escape reaction, escarpment, esi map, esri, essential amino acid, essential fish habitat, est, establishment, ester, esthetasc, esthete, estimate, estimator, esu, et-epimiletic behavior, ethogram, etiology, etps, eu, eukaryotic, eumetazoa, euphotic depth, euphotic zone, euryhaline, euryokous, euryphagous, eurytele, eurythermal, eustatic, eutrophic, evagination, evanescent, event, everted, evo-devo, evolutionarily significant unit, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary significant unit, evolutionary tree, ex situ conservation, excitotoxin, exclusive economic zone, excretion, excurrent canal, executive order, executive order 13089, executive order 13158, exergonic reaction, exhalant system, exocrine gland, exogenous, exon, exopinacoderm, exopodite, exoskeleton, exothecal dissepiment, exothermic reaction, exotic species, exozoochory, expected value, explanate coral colony, exploitation, exponent, exponential growth, exposure, exposure suit, expressed sequence tag, extant, extant species, extended reconstruction of sst data set, exteroreceptor, extinct, extinct species, extinction, extinction coefficient, extirpated species, extra-, extracellular digestion, extra-embryonic membrane, extratentacular budding, extreme environment, extremophile, extrinsic, extrinsic factor, exumbrella, eye-in-the-sea, eyespot,
Oceanography Dictionary - F, fa, facies, facultative, facultative mutualism, fagatele bay national marine sanctuary, faginism, fahrenheit temperature scale, falcate, falciform, falculate, family, fan palm, faq, farctate, faro, fat, fathom, fathometer, fatty acid, fault, fault zone, fauna, feather star, feces, fecundity, federal geographic data committee, federal information processing standards, federal waters, feeding guild, feral, fermentation, fermi, ferruginous, fertilization, fetch, fgdc, fibrillose, fibropapillomatosis, fide, field guide, field research, fila, filamentous, filefish, filial, filiform, filiform tentacle, filter feeder, fimbriate, fin, fin membrane, fin ray, fine sediment, fingerling, finlet, fips codes, fire coral, fire wall, first revisor, first stage regulator, firth, fish barcode of life, fish census, fish kill, fish louse, fish replenishment area, fishbase, fish-bol initiative, fisher, fisherman, fishery, fishery closure area, fishery conservation and management act, fishery management council, fisheye lens, fishing mortality, fissure, fistula, fistule, fitness, five prime and three prime ends, fixed action pattern, fjord, flabellate, flabelliform, flaccid, flagellate, flagellated chamber, flagelliform, flagellum, flagship species, flange, flaring corallite, flat, flatfish, flavescent, flock, flood tide, floodplain, flora, florida current, florida keys national marine sanctuary, florida reef tract, floridean starch, floriform, flotsam, flow cytometry, flower garden banks national marine sanctuary, fluctuating asymmetry, fluorescence, fluorescence in situ hybridization, fluorescent pigment, fluorometer, flushing, flushing time, fluting, flux, flyway, focal species, foliaceous, foliform, foliose coral, food chain / food web, food pyramid, foot, forage, forage fishes, foramen, foraminifera, fore reef, fore reef escarpment, fore reef slope, fore reef terrace, foreign fishing, formal metadata, formalin, formenkreis, fossa, fossorial, foveolate corallite, fractal, fractal geometry, fragile, fragmentation, framework, free, free dive, free energy, free radical, free-living coral, freely associated state, french frigate shoals, frequency, frequency distribution, frequency of recombination, frequently asked questions, freshwater lens, fringing reef, frogfish, frond, front, frontal threat display, frugivore, frustule, fry, fucoid, fulvous, fundamental niche, fungi, fungicide, funnel organ, furcate, fusiform,
Oceanography Dictionary - G, g1, g2, ga, gaia theory, gale, galeiform, gall, game species, gamefish, gamete, gamete bundle, gametocyte, gametogenesis, gametophyte, gamma ray, gamodeme, ganglion, gap analysis, gap dynamics, gap formation, gap phases, gape, garden eel, gas chromatograph, gas chromatography, gas laws, gastric, gastric filaments, gastric mill, gastric pouch, gastrodermis, gastrolith, gastropoda, gastropore, gastrostyle, gastrovascular cavity, gastrozooid, gastrula, gastrulation, g-at, gause's principle, gb, gbif, gcrmn, gef, gel, gel electrophoresis, gelatinous, geminate species, gemmule, gen. et sp. nov., gene, gene amplification, gene array, gene duplication, gene expression, gene flow, gene frequency, gene index, gene locus, gene mapping, gene pool, gene product, gene silencing, gene splicing, gene therapy, gene tree, gene-based medicine, genecology, generalist, generation, genetic assimilation, genetic code, genetic disease, genetic distance, genetic distancing, genetic diversity, genetic drift, genetic engineering, genetic erosion, genetic expression, genetic map position, genetic marker, genetic modification, genetic mutation, genetic pollution, genetic stability, genetically modified organism, genital bursa, genome, genome size, genomic library, genomics, genotype, genus, geochemistry, geoecotype, geographic information system, geographical isolation, geographical speciation, geohab, geoid, geologic time scale, geology, geomorphology, geo-referenced data, geostationary operational environmental satellite, geostationary satellite, geostrophic current, geotextile, geothermal vent, geotiff, geotropism, germ layers, germinal epithelium, gestation period, gfp, ghost crab, ghost net, gibbosity, gif, gigabase pairs, gigabyte, gill, gill arch, gill chamber, gill filament, gill net, gill pouch, gill raker, gill tuft, gis, glabrous, gladiate, gland, glass sponge, glendale, global biodiversity information facility, global change, global coral reef monitoring network, global environment facility, global positioning system, global temperature, global temperature-salinity profile program, global warming, globular, glucose, glutamate, glutamate receptor, glutinous, glycobiology, glycomics, glycosidic bond, glycosidic linkage, gnathic, gnathostomata, goatfish, goby, goes, gonads, gonangium, gonochoric, gonoduct, gonophore, gonopodium, gonopore, gonosome, gonotheca, gonozooid, gorgonian, gorgonin, gps, gradient analysis, gradualism, gram atom, gram's stain, graphics interchange format, graphics interchange format file, gravid, gray's reef national marine sanctuary, grazer, great barrier reef, green algae, green fluorescent protein, green gland, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, gregarious, grid, griseous, groin, gross photosynthetic rate, gross primary production, ground truthing, ground water, groundfish, grounding, groundwater seep, grouper, growth, growth band, growth factor, growth rate, grunt, gtspp, guanine, guano, guild, gular, gulf, gulf of mannar marine national park, gulf stream, gunwale, gustation, gut, guyot, gynetype, gynogenetic, gyre,
Oceanography Dictionary - H, ha, hab, habitat, habitat affinity index, habitat area of particular concern, habitat complexity, habitat distribution, habitat diversity, habitat fragmentation, habitat patch, habitat sharing, habitat specialist species, habituation, hair cell, half-life, halimeda, halo, halocline, halophile, halophyte, hamlet, hamular, hamulus, hapc, haploid, haplotype, hapteron, hard bottom, hard coral, hard coral forms, hardy-weinberg law, harem, harmful algal bloom, harmonics, harvest, hastate, hatch, hatchling, hawaiian archipelago, hawser, hazardous waste, heading, heat shock proteins, heavy metal, hectare, heiau, helicoid, heliophilous, heliotropism, heliox, helix, helophilous, heme, hemichordate, hemocoel, hemocyanin, hemocyte, hemoglobin, hemolymph, henry's law, hepato-, herbivore, heredity, hermaphrodite, hermatypic coral, herpetologists, herpetology, hertz, heterauxesis, heterocercal, heterochrony, heterodont, heterogeneous, heterosis, heterotrichous, heterotroph, heterotypic school, heterozooid, heterozygote, heterozygous gene pair, heuristic, hexactinellida, hexamerous, hexaxon, hiatus, high tide, high-resolution satellite sst climatology, hinge, histogram, histology, histone, historical data, histosol, ho, hoa, holdfast, holobenthic, holobiont, holoblastic cleavage, holocene epoch, holoeuryhaline, holoplankton, holothurian, holothurin, holotrichous, holotype, home page, home range, homeobox, homeostasis, homeotic gene, homeotic mutation, homing behavior, homocercal, homodont, homogeneous, homolog, homologous behavior, homologous chromosomes, homology, homonym, homotypic school, homozygote, homozygous gene pair, hookah, horizontal classification, horn, horotelic, horse latitudes, host, hotspot, hotspot animation, hotspot charts, hox gene, hsps, hump, hurricane, hurricane surge, hyaline, hyalinization, hybrid, hybrid name, hybridization, hydranth, hydrate, hydraulic hypothesis, hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon seep, hydrocaulus, hydrochory, hydrocoral, hydrogen bond, hydrogen ion, hydroid, hydrological cycle, hydrology, hydrolysis, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, hydrophone, hydrorhiza, hydrosere, hydrostatic skeleton, hydrotheca, hydrothermal plume, hydrothermal vent, hydroxyl group, hydrozoa, hyoid, hyper-, hypereosinophilia, hyperlink, hyperplasia, hypersaline, hyperspectral aviris, hypertrophy, hypha, hypo-, hypobranchial gland, hypolithic, hyposaline, hypostome, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypoxic,
Oceanography Dictionary - I, icbn, ichnotaxon, ichthyo-, ichthyochory, ichthyology, icon, iconotype, icran, icri, icriforum, ics, iczn, idiopathic, idl, igneous rock, ikonos satellite, illecium, imagery, imbricate, imitation, immature, immersed corallite, immune system, immunogen, impact, imperforate corals, impermeable, imposex, imprimis, in adnot., in hospite, in litt., in situ, in situ data, in situ hybridization, in syn., in vitro, in vivo, inbreeding, inbreeding depression, inc. sed., incident command system, incidental parasite, incipient population, incipient species, incisiform tooth, incomplete dominance, incomplete protein, incorporated territory, incubation, incurrent canal, independent assortment, independent variable, indeterminate cleavage, indicator species, indigenous, indo-pacific, inductive reasoning, inert, infauna, infectious, infectious agent, inference, inferior, inflated, informatics, information management, information technology, infra-, infrared radiation, infrared scanner, infrasonic, infraspecific name, infrasubspecific, infundibuliform, ingestion, inhalant system, ink sac, innate, innate releasing mechanism, inner cell mass, inorganic matter, inquilinism, inserted gene, insolation, instar, instinct, insular, insular area, integer, integrated coastal zone management, integrated coral observing network, integrated observing system, integrated ocean observing system, integrated taxonomic information system, intensity, intention movement, interactive data language, interannual, interface, interference competition, interferon, interglacial period, interleukin, intermediate form, intermediate host, intermittent spawning, internal transcribed spacer, international code of botanical nomenclature, international code of zoological nomenclature, international commission on zoological nomenclature, international coral reef action network, international coral reef initiative, international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources, international zoological congresses, internet service provider, interoperability, interorbital, interoreceptor, interpolated name, interradial, interradial canal, interradial membrane, interradial pigment, intersex, intersexual, interspecific, interspecific competition, interspinous membrane, interstices, interstitial, interstitial fauna, interstitial water, intertidal zone, intertropical convergence zone, intolerant organism, intranet, intrasexual, intraspecific, intraspecific competition, intratentacular budding, intrinsic, intrinsic value, introgression, introgressive hybridization, intromittent organ, intron, invagination, invalid name, inversion, invert, invertebrate, invertivore, involute, ion, ion channel, ionic bond, ionizing radiation, ionocyte, ioos, ir, iridescent, iridiophore, isauxesis, ischemia, island arc, isobars are utilized to depict noaa-11 avhrr sst climatology in this diagram., isobath, isoenzyme, isogamous, isogenic chromosome, isohyetal line, isolecithal, isoline, isometric contraction, isometric growth, isometry, isopleth, isorhiza, isotonic contraction, isotope, isp, isthmus, it, itcz, iteroparity, iteroparous, itis, its, iucn, iucn categories i-vi,
Oceanography Dictionary - J, j curve, jack, java, jawfish, jetsam, jetty, johnson-sea-link, joint, joint photographic experts group, joint probability, jordan's rule, jpeg, jsl submersible, jugostegalia, jugular, junior homonym, junior synonym, junk dna, juvenile, juxtaposed,
Oceanography Dictionary - K, kairomone, karst, karst cave, karyogamy, karyokinesis, karyology, karyolysis, karyorrhexis, karyotype, kb, kelvin scale, kenozooid, ketone, key, key character, key factor analysis, key stimulus, keystone predator, keystone species, kilobase, kinetic energy, kinetics, kinetochore, kingdom, kinocilium, km, knee root, knob, knoll, knot, knowledge management, koch's postulates, krebs cycle, kure atoll, kwajalein atoll, kyoto protocol,
Oceanography Dictionary - L, la ni-a, label, labeled, labial, labium, lacey act, lacriform, lacuna, lagoon, lagoon slope, lambert, lanceolate, lanciform, lander system, landsat satellite, langley, lappet, large marine ecosystems, larva, laser line scan, lateral, lateral display, lateral line scale, lateral line system, latitude, launch, law, law of conservation of energy, law of homonymy, law of parsimony, law of the minimum, law of tolerance, leaching, lead line, least squares, lecithotrophic larva, lectotype, led, leeward, lek, lenticel, leptocephalus larva, lepton, lesion, lethal gene, leucocyte, leuconoid, leucophore, levee, level of significance, library, lidar, ligand, ligase, light detection and ranging, light emitting diode, light trap, limnology, limoniform, limu, limu kohu, line intercept transect, line precedence, lineage, linear acceleration, linear reef, linear regression, linear relationship, linear transect, linguiform, linkage, linked genes, linnaean tautonymy, linnaeus, lionfish, lipase, lipid, lipopolysaccharide, liposome, listserv, lithoherm, lithosphere, lithothamnion ridge, littoral, live rock, liveaboard, lls, lmes, lmma, lmma network, lobate, lobe, local extinction, locally-managed marine area, locomotion, locus, logarithmic phase, logarithmic scale, long line fishing, long range navigation, long term monitoring, longitude, longshore current, lophelia reef, lophocyte, lophophorate, lophophore, loran, lotic, low recruitment, low tide, lower palmata zone, lower risk, lowland, luciferase, luciferin, lumen, luminous, luminous flux, lumisome, lumper, lunar tide, lunate, lux, lycra, lysis,
Oceanography Dictionary - M, maa, mac, macerate, macro, macroalgae, macrobenthos, macroevolution, macrofauna, macrofauna or macroflora, macrogamete, macroinvertebrate, macromolecule, macronutrient, macrophage, macrosmatic, macrotidal, macula, madden julian oscillation, madison/swanson and steamboat lumps marine reserves, madreporite, magenta, magma, magmatic hotspot, magnetic north, mailing list, maillist, maitotoxin, major histocompatibility complex, makatea, malacology, malacostraca, malar, malthusian law, mammalia, mammalian dive reflex, mammalogy, mandible, mangal, mangrove, mangrove nursery area, manta tow technique, mantle, mantle cavity, manubrium, marae, maramp, mareano, mareogram, marepac, marianas archipelago reef assessment and monitoring program, mariculture, marine aquarium council, marine debris, marine iguana, marine insects, marine lake, marine life conservation district, marine managed area, marine protected area, marine protected areas, marine protection, marine reserve, marine resources pacific consortium, marine sanctuary, marine snow, maritime climate, marker gene, marl, marsh, marsupium, mascarene plateau, mass coral bleaching, mass extinction, mass spawning, mass spectrometer, mass spectrometry, massive, massive colony, maternal inheritence, maternal mrna, maxilla, maxilliped, maximal food chain, maximum monthly mean sst climatology, maximum sustainable yield, mb, mch, mean, mean high tide, mean low tide, mean sea level, meandroid colony, meandroid form, measuring the snout length of a fish., mechanoreceptor, median, median fin, medusa, medusa bud, medusoid, megabase, megabyte, megafauna, megalops larva, megasclere, meio-, meiobenthos, meiofauna or meioflora, meiosis, melanesia, melanic, melanin, melanistic, melanocyte, melanophore, melon, membrane filter, memorandum of understanding, mendelian inheritance, mendelian population, mendel's laws of heredity, menisciform, meristic, mermaid's purse, meroblastic cleavage, meroplankton, merotrichous, mesenchyme, mesenteric filament, mesentery, meso-, mesocosm, mesoderm, mesoglea, mesohyle, mesolamella, mesolecithal, mesotidal, mesozoic, messenger rna, metabolic gas, metabolic pathway, metabolism, metabolite, metadata, metagamy, metagenesis, metamere, metamerism, metamorphic rock, metamorphosis, metanauplius larva, metanephridium, metanephros, metapopulation, metazoa, metecdysis, meteorology, meter, methane, methane hydrate, method, metric system, mhc, microarray, microatoll, microbe, microbenthos, microbial loop, microbiology, microbiota, microclimate, microdictyon, microecology, microenvironment, microevolution, microfauna, microfauna or microflora, microflora, microhabitat, micrometer, micron, micronesia, micronutrient, micropyle, microsatellites, microsclere, microsmatic, microtidal, microtubule, microwave, microvillus, midlittoral zone, midocean ridge, migration, milliammeter, millipore filter, milt, mimicry, minamata disease, mineral accretion, mineral deposit, mineralization, mini-atoll, minimum viable population, minisatellites, minor outlying islands, misspelling, mitigation, mitigation plan, mitochondrial dna, mitochondrial genome, mitochondrial rna, mitochondrion, mitogen, mitosis, mitotic spindle, mixed layer, mixed zone, mjo, mlcd, mma, mmm, mode, model, modern synthesis, modifier gene, moiety, molar, molar solution, molariform, mole, molecular biology, molecular clock, molecular clock hypothesis, molecular genetics, molecular phylogeny, molecular weight, molecule, mollusca, molt, monaxon, monera, moniliform, monitoring, monk seal, mono-, monocarpic, monoecious, monofilament, monogamy, monomer, monomorphic, monopectinate gill, monophagous, monophyletic group, monopodial growth, monosaccharide, monotype, monsoon, montastraea, montiform, montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, moorish idol, moray eel, morbidity, morgan, morph, morphogenesis, morphological species, morphology, morphometric character, morphospecies, morula, mosaic evolution, mosaic teeth, motile, motu, mou, mound, mouth brooder, mouthparts, mpa, mpa network, mprsa, mrna, mss, mtdna, mtrna, muciferous, mucocyte, mucophagy, mucus, mucus cell, mud, mud flat, mullerian mimicry, multibeam sonar, multicellular, multienzyme, multimedia, multimodal distribution, multiple use mpa, multispectral scanner, multivariate, multivariate analysis of variance, multivariate community analyses, municipal discharge, municipal sewage, muon, mutagen, mutation, muton, mutualism, mvp, mya, mycelium, mycobacteriosis, mycophage, mycosporine-like amino acids, myocin, myoepithelial cell, myoglobin, myotome, mytiliform, myxopterygium,
Oceanography Dictionary - N, nacre, nacri, naked skin, nanobiology, nanometer, nanoplankton, nanoscience, nanozooid, nape, nare, nars, nasal, nascent, natant, national association of underwater instructors, national benthic inventory, national biological information infrastructure, national center for biotechnology information, national environmental policy act, national environmental satellite, national estuary restoration inventory, national marine protected areas center, national monument, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, national oceanographic partnership program, national pollutant discharge elimination system, native species, natural area reserve system, natural climate record, natural heritage network, natural selection, nature conservancy, natureserve, naui, nauplius larva, nautical chart, nautical mile, navassa, navicular, naviform, nbi, nbii, ncbi, ncrna, neap tide, near threatened, necrolysis, necromass, necrophagy, necropsy, necrosis, nectophore, nectosome, needham's sac, negative binomial regression model, negative charge, negative phototropism, nekton, nematocyst, nematode, nematozooid, nemertea, neocotype, neo-darwinism, neonate, neoplasm, neoprene, neotype, nepa, nephelometer, nephelometric turbidity unit, nephridium, nepionotype, neri, neritic, neritic zone, nerve, nerve net, nerve ring, nesdis, net photosynthetic rate, net plankton, net primary productivity, netherlands antilles coral reef initiative, network, neural, neuritis, neuromast, neuron, neurophysiology, neuropodium, neuroscience, neurotoxin, neurotransmitter, neuston, neutralism, neutrino, new combination, ngo, niche, niche overlap, nictitating eyelid, nictitating membrane, nidifugous, nitrogen narcosis, nitrox, no take zone, noaa, noaa collage, noaa coral reef conservation program, noaa divers collect data along a transect line., noaa diving program, noaa fisheries, noaa national undersea research program, noaa research, noaa's center for sponsored coastal ocean research, noaa's coral reef conservation grant program, noaa's coral reef watch, noaa's national marine fisheries service, noaa's national ocean service, noaa's office of ocean exploration, noaa's office of oceanic and atmospheric research, nociceptor, nocturnal, node, nodular, nodule, nodulose, noise, nomen illegitimum, nomen negatum, nomen novum, nomen nudum, nomen nullum, nomen oblitum, nomen vetitum, nomenclature, nominal taxon, nominate subordinate taxon, nonallele, nonbiodegradable material, noncoding dna, non-coding linker sequences, non-coding rna, nondegradable pollutant, nonessential amino acid, non-extant, non-governmental organization, nonindigeneous organism, nonionizing radiation, nonpoint, non-point source pollution, nonrenewable resource, nonseptate, nonsynonymous substitution, nonvascular plant, nopp, north star, northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands coral reef assessment and monitoring program, northwestern hawaiian islands marine national monument, nos, not evaluated, notch, notochord, notopodium, nowcoast, nowramp, npdes, ntu, nuchal, nuchal organ, nuclear family, nuclease, nucleic acid, nucleic acid isolation, nucleoprotein, nucleoside, nucleosome, nucleotide, nucleus, nudibranch, null hypothesis, numerical prediction model, numerical taxonomy, numericlature, nuptial, nurp, nursery, nutrient, nutrient cycle, nutrient cycling, nutrient pollution, nutrient regeneration, nwhi, nwhi coral reef ecosystem reserve,
Oceanography Dictionary - O, oak foundation, obis, obligate mutualism, obligatory, oblong, observational learning, observing system, obtuse, occam's razor, ocean, ocean acidification, ocean biogeographic information system, ocean color, ocean color sensor, ocean.us, oceanic, oceanic crust, oceanic island, oceanic reef, oceanic zone, oceanodromous, oceanography, ocellus, ochre, octocorallia, octopus, ocular, oculina banks, odontophore, office of insular affairs, official index, official list, off-reef, offshore current, offshore wind, oia, oligomer, oligonucleotide, oligosaccharide, oligotrophic, omega animal, omegoid, omnivore, oncogene, oncology, onomatophore, onshore, onshore wind, ontogenesis, ontogeny, oocyte, ooe, ooecium, oogamous, oogamy, oogenesis, oolitic limestone, open circuit scuba, open circulatory system, open coast, open sea, open system, opendap, open-source project for a network data access protocol, operant conditioning, operational taxonomic unit, operator gene, opercular spine, operculate, operculum, operon, ophiopluteus larva, opisthobranch, opportunistic feeder, optical oceanography, optimum, oral, oral brooder, oral cavity, oral disc, orbit, order, organ, organ system, organelle, organic, organic act, organic enrichment, organic molecule, organically polluted, organism, organized territory, organogenesis, organophosphate, organ-pipe coral, orientation, original description, original diagnosis, original spelling, ornamental, ornithology, orphan receptor, ortholog, orthologous genes, orthology, oscillation, oscillator, osculum, osm, osmole, osmoregulation, osmosis, osmotic pressure, osmotroph, osseus, ossicle, ossified, ostium, ostracitoxin, otolith, otu, outbreak, outcrop, outer slope, outfall, outlying area, outrigger, overexploitation, overfishing, overwash, ovicell, ovigerous, oviparity, oviposition, ovoid, ovoviviparity, ovulation, ovum, oxidant, oxidation, oxidative stress, oxygen isotope ratio, oxygen isotopes, oyster reef, ozone, ozone shield,
Oceanography Dictionary - P, pacific plate, pacific remote island areas, padi, paedogenic, paedomorphosis, paedomorphy, paedophagous, page precedence, pah, pair bond, paired fins, palate, palatine, paleobiogeography, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleoenvironmental proxy, paleopathology, paleothermometer, paleozoic, paliform crown, paliform lobe, pallial, pallial chamber, pallial line, palmata zone, palmate, palolo, palus, palustrine, palynology, palytoxin, pam fluorometer, pandemic, pangea, panmictic, panmixis, pan-tropical, papahanaumokuakea, papahanaumokuakea marine national monument, papilla, papilliform, papillose, papuan bird's head seascape, par, para, paradigm, paradox, paralectotype, parallel evolution, paralogous genes, paramagnetism, parameter, parapatric, parapatric speciation, paraphyletic, parapodium, parasite, parasitic spawning, parataxonomist, paratype, parenchyma, parenchyme, parenchymula, parent population, paresthesia, parology, parrotfish, parsimony, parthenogenesis, partial pressure, particulate, particulate organic matter, partim, partnerships for enhancing expertise in taxonomy, parts per million, parts per thousand, parturition, passive search, patch, patch reef, patchiness, patchy necrosis, pathfinder, pathogen, pathogenesis, pathogenicity, patronym, pavement, pcr, pdf, pectinate, pectiniform, pectoral, pectoral fin, pedal disc, pedal laceration, pedicellarium, pedunculate, peeler crab, peet, pelagic, pelecypoda, pellucid, pelvic fin, penicillate, penis fencing, penniform, pentamerous, penultimate, peppered, peptide, peptide bond, percentile, perennial, perforate corals, peri, perianal, periderm, perigee, period, periodic table, periostracum, peripatric speciation, periphery, perisarc, peritheca, peritoneum, permeable, perradial canal, personal communication, perturbation, petabyte, petaloid, petaloid septa, petrel, petrochemical, ph, phaceloid coral, phage, phagocyte, phagocytosis, pharmaceutical, pharmaco-, pharyngeal arch, pharyngeal basket, pharyngeal teeth, pharynx, phenetic classification, phenetic species, phenetics, phenocopy, phenology, phenotype, phenotypic plasticity, pheromone, phoenix islands protected area, phoretic behavior, phospho-diester bond, phosphorylation, photic zone, photocyte, photogenesis, photometer, photometric, photometry, photomosaic, photomosaic of st. john, photon, photophile, photophilous, photophore, photo-quadrat, photoreceptor, photosynthesis, photosynthetic capacity, photosynthetic pigment, photosynthetically active radiation, phototropism, phototype, phreatic water, phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, phycology, phylesis, phyletic extinction, phylliform, phyllopod, phyllosoma larva, phylocode, phylogenetic tree, phylogenetics, phylogeny, phylogeography, phylogram, phylum, physical change, physiology, physoclistous, physostomous, phytoplankton, phytotoxin, picture element, piebald, piezometer, pileated, pileiform, piliform, pinacocyte, pinacoderm, ping, pinna, pinnacle reef, pinnate, pinniped, pinnule, pipa, pisciform, piscivore, pixel, pl. septa, placode, placozoa, plague, plain, planktivorous, plankton, plantae, planula, plasmid, plasmogamy, plastid, plate, plate like, plate tectonics, platform reef, platyhelminthes, pleistocene epoch, plenary power, plenary powers, pleomorphic, pleopod, plesiomorphy, plesiotype, pleurite, pleurodont, plexus, plica, plicate, plication, pliocene epoch, plocoid colony, plug-in, pluripotent, pluteus larva, pneumatocyst, pneumatophore, poacher, pod, point intercept transect, point mutation, point source pollution, pointcount, poisonous, poisson distribution, polarimeter, polaris, polariscope, polarized light, polar-orbiting satellite, pollen, polyadenylation, polyadenylic acid, polyandry, polycarpic, polycentric distribution, polychaeta, polyclad flatworm, polyculture, polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon, polygamy, polygene, polygenic trait, polygyny, polymer, polymerase, polymerase chain reaction, polymorphic species, polynesia, polyp, polyp bail-out, polypeptide, polyphydont, polyphyletic group, polyploid, polypoid, polysaccharide, polytypic, pony bottle, population, population crash, population density, population dynamics, population explosion, population sink, population viability, population viability analysis, pore water, porgy, porifera, porites, porocyte, porphyrous, port, portable document format, portal for oceanographic services for ioos data and information, portunid crab, posidin, posit, positive allometry, possession, posterior, posting, postlarva, postulate, potable water, potential coral reef bleaching episode, potentiation, pounds per square inch, powerpoint:, ppm, ppt, practical salinity unit, prebiotic, precautionary approach, precision, precocial, prehensile, preprint, prevailing winds, prevalence, prialt, prias, primary male or female, primary polyp, primary production, primary productivity, prime meridian, primer, primeval soup, primitive character, principal of, principle of homonymy, priority, pristine, probability, probe, probiotic, proboscis, producers, professional association of diving instructors, progenitor, proglottid, prohibited species, prokaryote, prokaryotic, proliferation, promoter, prop root, propagule, proprioceptor, prosopinacocyte, prosopinacoderm, prosopyle, prostaglandin, prosthetic group, prostomium, prostrate, prostrate colony, protandry, protease, protected area, protected species, protein, protein sequencing, protein synthesis, proteinaceous, proteome, protista, protocols, protogynous, protogyny, protonephridium, protoplasm, protostome, prototroch, protozoa, protractile, protrusible, proximal, proximate, proxy, proxy signal, psammon, pseudocoelom, pseudocoelomate, pseudopod, pseudopodium, pseudopterosin, psi, psu, pterygiophore, ptychocyst, published name, puerto rico., puffer, pulley ridge, pulse amplitude modulation, pulse-chase isotope labeling experiment, punctate, punctuated equilibrium, punctule, pungent, pure line, pure tone, purine, purse seine, pustule, p-value, pycnogonid, pygmy goby, pyloric caecum, pynknosis, pyramid of biomass, pyramid of energy, pyramid of numbers, pyranometer, pyriform, pyrimidine, pyrolysis, pyrosome,
Oceanography Dictionary - Q, q. v., q.e., qpcr, quadrat, quadrate, qualitative analysis, quanta meter, quantitative analysis, quantitative inheritance, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, quantum, quasi, quaternary period,
Oceanography Dictionary - R, rst reef, race, radial canal, radial cleavage, radial corallite, radial symmetry, radial velocity, radiant energy, radiant flux, radiation, radii, radioactive decay, radioactive isotope, radioactivity, radiocarbon age, radiocarbon dating, radiocarbon time, radiometer, radiometry, radionuclide, radula, rain shadow, ramifying, rampart, ramus, random genetic drift, random sample, random sampling, range, rank, ranked data, rapacious, rapid amplification of cdna ends, rapid ecological assessment, rare, raster, raster map, rastrate, raw sewage, rdbms, rea, reach, reaction time, reagent, real time, realized niche, real-time data, rearing habitat, rebar, rebreather, receiving waters, recent, recombinant dna, recombinant dna technology, recombinant line, recombinant organism, recombination, recombinational speciation, reconnaissance survey, recovery plan, recruitment, rectilinear, red algae, red list species, red tide, red-band disease, redox potential, reef, reef ball, reef base, reef block, reef check, reef complex, reef crest, reef environmental education foundation, reef fish, reef flat, reef front, reef manager, reef mining, reef mound, reef rubble, reef slope, reef system, reef top, reefbase, reefer, referral, reflexed, refractometer, refugium, regenerate, regime, regional continuity, regression, regression analysis, regression line, regulator, regulatory gene, rehabilitation, reintroduction, reject, rejected name, relational database, relational database management system, relative frequency, releaser pheromone, relict, remote sensing, remote sensing tool, renaturation, renewable resource, reniform, repetitive dive, replacement name, replication, reporter gene, repressor, repressor gene, reproductive guild, reproductive isolating mechanism, reproductive isolation, reproductive strategy, research, resident, residual nitrogen time, resilience, resiliency, resilient, resolution, resonance, resonator, resource partitioning, respiration, respiratory tree, restoration, restoration ecology, restoration monitoring, restriction endonuclease, restriction enzyme, restriction fragment, restriction fragment length polymorphism, restriction map, restriction site, reticulate, reticulate evolution, retractable, retractile polyp, retractor, retro-, retronym, retrorse, retrose, retrovirus, reverse transcriptase, reverse transcription, revision, rflp, rheokinesis, rheotaxis, rhinophoral sheath, rhinophore, rhizobenthos, rhizome, rho, rho-dependent terminator, rho-independent terminator, rhomboid, rhopalium, ribbed, ribbon reef, ribonucleic acid, ribose, ribosomal rna, ribosome, richter scale, ridge, ring canal, ring species, riparian, riprap, ritualized behavior, riverine, riverine environment, riverine habitat, rivulated, rna, rna polymerase, rnai, rna-mediated interference, rnt, robust, rock, roe, roentgen, rookery, rose atoll national wildlife refuge, rosette, rostral, rostrum, rotenone, rotifer, rrna, rubbery, rubble zone, rudimentary, rugose, rugose corals, rugosity, run aground, runoff, rural area, russet, rusticle, rutherford,
Oceanography Dictionary - S, s phase, saba bank, sabellid worm, saccate, safety stop, sagittal, sagittiform, saharan dust, salinity, salt, salt marsh, sampling, sampling bias, sampling error, sampling unit, sampling universe, sand, sand flat, sandflat, sanguivore, saprophyte, saprotroph, sargasso sea, sargassum, satellite, satellite chromosome, satellite colony, satellite imagery, satellite mapping, saturation, saturation diving, saxitoxin, sba system, scaffold, scale, scale-like corallites, scanning hydrographic operational airborne lidar survey, scatter diagram, scavenger, schizocoelous, school, schreckreaktion, schreckstoff, science, scientific law, scientific name, sciophilous, scleractinia, sclerite, sclerocyte, sclerodermite, scleroseptum, sclerospongiae, scolex, scorpionfish, scotoscope, scuba, scute, scutiform, sea, sea cow, sea cucumber, sea pansy, sea pen, sea snake, sea star, sea state, sea surface temperature, sea time, sea urchin, seabat, seagrass, seagrass bed., seakeys, seamount, seascape, seawall, seaward slope, seawifs, secchi depth, second law of thermodynamics, second stage regulator, secondary male or female, secondary polyp, secondary production, secretion, secretory product, sedentary, sedimentary rock, sediments, seep, seepage, segmentation, seine, sekisei lagoon, selective pressure, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, self-fertilization, semelparity, seminal receptacle, semipermeable membrane, semispecies, senescence, senior homonym, senior synonym, sens. lat., sensor, sensory receptor, septate shell, septum, sequence, sequencing, sequential hermaphrodite, sere, serehd, serial homology, serial spawning, series, serosa, serous membrane, serpulid worm, serrate, server, sesquiterpene isocyanides, sessile, seston, set, seta, setiform, setose, sewage, sex chromosome, sex inversion, sex ratio, sex-linked gene, sexual dichromatism, sexual dimorphism, shearwater, shelf break, shelf escarpment, shelf reef, shelf-edge reef, shellfish, shoal, shoals, shore bird, shore reef, shore species, shoreline, short interfering rna, short tandem repeats, shower, sibling species, sic, side scan sonar, sieve plate, sigma, sigmoid growth, sign stimulus, signal transduction pathway, signal-to-noise ratio, signature sound, significance level, sikes act, siliceous, sill, sill reef, silt curtain, simple, simultaneous hermaphrodite, sine, single nucleotide polymorphism, single-stranded, single-stranded dna, sinistral, sink, sink habitat, sink population, sink population or species, sinkhole, sinus, siphon, siphonoglyph, siphonophore, siphonozooid, siphosome, siphuncle, sipuncula, sirna, sister group, sister taxa, skeletal density, skeleton, skerry, skewness, slug, slurp gun, smooth, snapper, sneaky male, snorkel, snout, snp, social behavior, social rank, sociobiology, socmon guidelines, soft coral, soft dorsal, sol, solar energy, solar radiation, solar year, soleiform, solitary coral, solstice, solute, solution, solvent, solvolysis, somatic mutation, somite, sonar, sonic muscle, soniferous, sonograph, sorus, sound, source dna, source habitat, source population, source species, southern cross, southern oscillation, sovereign, sp(p, spat, spathiform, spatial data, spatial index, spatulate, spawn, spawning, specialist, specialist species, speciation, species, species aggregate, species at risk, species diversity, species group, species of special concern, species recovery plan, species richness, specific action potential, specific name, speciose, spectrometer, spectrophotometer, spectroradiometer, spermary, spermatangium, spermatium, spermatogenesis, spermatophore, spermatozoan, spicule, spinate, spine, spiniform, spiny lobster, spiny lobsters in a seagrass bed., spiracle, spiral cleavage, spirocyst, spirotele, spit, splicing, split spawning, splitter, sponge, spongin, spongocoel, spongocyte, spontaneous process, sporangium, spore, sporophyll, sporosac, spot, spur and groove, spyhopping, sql, squall, squall line, squamous epithelium, squeeze, squirrelfish, sst, stability, stable isotope, stakeholder, stalked eye, standard deviation, standard error of the mean, standing stock, starboard, start codon, stasipatric speciation, statistic, statistical analysis, statistical bias, statistics, statocyst, statolith, status and trends analysis, stellate, stem cell, stenohaline, stenokous, stenoky, stenotele, stenothermal, stenotopic, stereoblastula, stereocilium, stereogastrula, stereotypical behavior, stern, sternite, stetson reef, stewardship, stipe, stipitate, stochastic, stolon, stoloniferous, stoma, stomadaeum, stone canal, stonefish, stony coral, stop codon, storm surge, str, strain, strategic plan, stratigraphy, stream bed, stressor, striated, stridulation, stripe, strobila, stromatolite, stromatoporoid, structural complexity, structural gene, structured query language, stygobite, stylet, styliform, subadult, subclass, subduction, subfamily, subgenus, subgular, subkingdom, submarine groove, submerged bank, submerged cultural resource, submersible, suborbicular, suborbital, suborder, subordinate, subordinate taxon, subphylum, subplocoid form, subpopulation, subradular organ, subset, subsidence, subspecies, subspecific name, substrate, subterminal, subtidal, subumbrella, subunit, sucker, sucking disk, sula reef, sulu-sulawesi seascape, summit, sundarbans, superclass, superfamily, superficial cleavage, supergene, superior, supermale, supernatant, supernumerary, superorder, suppressor gene, supraesophageal gangia, supraesophageal ganglion, supraorbital, suprapsammon, supratidal, surf, surface feeder, surface interval, surface water, surge channel, surgeonfish, surrogate species, survey, suspension feeder, suspension-feeding sponge among corals., sustainability science, sustainable development, sustainable yield, suture, swamp, swath, sweeper, sweeper polyp, sweeper tentacle, swell, swimmeret, syconoid, symbiodinium microadriaticum, symbiont, symbiosis, sympatric species, symplesiomorphy, sympodial growth, synapomorphy, synapse, synapticulum, synbiotic, synchronous, synchronous breeding, synchrony, syncytium, synecology, synergism, syngameon, syngamy, synomone, synonym, synonymous substitution, synonymy, synopsis, syntopic, syntype, systemic,
Oceanography Dictionary - T, t cell, t cell receptor, t., t. c., table reef, tabula, tabulate, tachyauxesis, tactile, tactile comb, taeniform, tag image file format, tagging, talus slope, tanaidacea, tank, taphonomy, target, tau, tautonymy, tautra reef, tawny, taxis, taxocene, taxon, taxonomic group, taxonomic key, taxonomy, teal, technology, tectal, teleost, telolecithal, telomere, telson, temperate, template, temporal niche, temporary threshold shift, tendril, tendriliform, tentacle, tentacle-tube-foot suspension feeder, tentacular bulb, tentacular lobe, tentacular sheath, tentaculozooid, tera, terabyte, teratogen, terete, tergite, tergum, terminal, terminal male, terminal taxon, terminator, terminus, ternary name, terpenoid, terri, territoriality, territory, tertiary consumer, tess, tessellated, test, test animal, tetraspore, tetrasporophyte, tetraxon, tetrodotoxin, thallus, thamnasteroid form, thanatocoenosis, the, the bends, the code, theca, thelytokous, thelytoky, theoretical probability, theory, thoracic, thorax, threatened and endangered species system, thymine, tidal channel, tidal current, tidal delta, tidal flat, tidal inlet, tidal pool, tidal range, tide, tide gauge, tide tables, tidelands, tiff, tisler reef, tissue, toad, tom., tombolo, topodeme, topographic map, topology, topotype, topotypical population, tornaria larva, torpor, torsion, totipotent, towed optical assessment device, towfish, toxicant, toxicity, trabeculum, trade winds, transcription, transducer, transduction, transect, transfection, transfer rna, transforming gene, transgenic, transition, translation, transmissometer, transpiration, transverse, transversion, trap, trauma, traumagenic device, trawler, trench, trial and error learning, triaxon, tribe, trichocyst, trichogyne, trifurcate, triggerfish, triglyceride, trihedral, trimix, trinomen, triplet, triploid, tripton, tritoniid, triturate, trna, trochophore larva, troglobite, trolling, trophic, trophic dynamics, trophic group, trophic level, trophosome, tropical, tropical depression, tropical disturbance, tropical ocean coral bleaching indices, tropical storm, trumpetfish, truncate, trunkfish, trust territory, tsunami, t-test, ttx, tube feet, tube worm, tubercle, tubicolous, tubiform, tubules of cuvier, tumid, tumor, tunic, tunicata, turbidimeter, turbidity, turbidity current, turbidity flow, turbinate, turquoise, turriform, tusk, twilight, twilight zone, tympaniform, type, type collection, type i error, type ii error, type locality, type material, type series, type species, type specimen, typhoon, typological species,
Oceanography Dictionary - U, u.s. coral reef task force, u.s. pacific remote insular area, u.s. vi, ubiquitous, ultimate, ultramarine, ultrasonic, ultraviolet radiation, umbo, umbraculiform, umbrella, umbrella species, unavailable name, uncinate, undercurrent, underwater db, undulating, unincorporated territory, uniplanar, uniramous appendage, unite, united states insular area, united states territory, universal resource locator, universal time, unorganized territory, unpublished name, unused name, unzip, upload, upstream, upwelling, uracil, urban area, urea, uridine, url, urochordata, uropod, uscrtf, ut or z, uv, uvelloid,
Oceanography Dictionary - V, vaccine, vacuole, vagile, vagility, vaginate, vagrant, valence, valid name, validated name, valve, variance, variant, variegated color pattern, vas deferens, vascular plant, vasculature, vasiform, vector, veefer, vegetal coloration, vegetal hemisphere, vegetal pole, vegetative reproduction, velarium, veliger, velocity, velum, veneer reef, venomous, vent, ventral, ventral disk, ventral fin, verhulst's law, vermetid reef, vermetid tube, vermiculation, vermiform, vermilion, vermivore, vernacular name, verruca, verrucose, versus, vertebra, vertebrate, vertical classification, vertical fin, vesiculate, vestigial structure, viable, vibraculum, vibrio, vibrotaxis, vicariant event, vicariant speciation, vice, video transect, view of kwajalein atoll, villiform, villus, violaceous, violet, viral dna, virion, viroid, virology, virtual library, virulence, virus, viscera, visceral hump, viscid egg, viscosity, visible radiation, visible wavelengths, visualization tool, vitamin, vitamin b complex, vitareef program, vitellaria larva, viviparity, vocalization, volant, volcanism, voucher specimen, vulnerable species,
Oceanography Dictionary - W, wahlund effect, wake, walking shark, wall, wallace's line, warning signal, wash zone, wastewater, wastewater treatment plant, water, water column, water mass, water pik method, water pressure, water strider, water table, water vascular system, watercourse, watershed, wave crest, wave height, wave length, wave trough, wcmc global coral disease database, wcpa, weather, web log, web reef advisory system, weberian apparatus, wedge shaped, weight belt, wendy eisner, wet collection, wetland, white hole, white plague disease, white pox disease, white skeleton, white water to blue water initiative, white-band disease, whorl, wild, wild type, wildlife refuge, wind vane, windlass, windward, windward passage, work, work of an animal, world commission on protected areas, world conservation union, worldfish center, worm reef, worm shell, wrack, wras, wrasse, ww2bw,
Oceanography Dictionary - X, x linkage, xantho-, xanthochromic, xanthophore, xenobiotic, xenoecic, xenology, xenoparasite, xenophyophore, xenotransplantation, xeric, xiphoid, x-organ, xylem,
Oceanography Dictionary - Y, y junction, y linkage, yac, year class, yearling, yeast, yeast artificial chromosome, yellow-band disease, yolk, yolk cell, yolk sac, yolk-sac larva, y-organ, young-of-the-year, yoy,
Oceanography Dictionary - Z, zeitgeber, zenith, zip, zoanthella, zoanthid, zoanthina, zoarium, zoea, zonate, zonation, zone, zoning, zoochory, zooecium, zoogenic, zooid, zooidal, zoology, zoonose, zoophyte, zooplankton, zoosemiotics, zoospore, zootoxin, zooxanthellae, zooxanthellate coral, zygocardiac ossicles, zygote, zymogen, More sitemaps here: Oceanography Dictionary, Oceanography Dictionary - A-Z,
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